---
type: "Bill"
title: "DSS - Childcare Center Caregiver"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 63-13-30, RELATING TO CAREGIVER REQUIREMENTS, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR EDUCATIONAL AND PRESERVICE TRAINING REQUIREMENTS; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 63-13-20, RELATING TO CHILDCARE FACILITY DEFINITIONAL TERMS, SO AS TO CHANGE CERTAIN DEFINITIONS. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "S 862"
citation: "South Carolina S 862 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Gustafson", "Shealy"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 37
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2023-11-30"
last_action: "2024-07-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c3e0067f-5914-4ea7-8efe-55e9974deb64"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=862&session=125&summary=B"
source_hash: "27902653780f0b21a8f12ef9977b4ec1ce7eac193524af4def184a978b958cc7"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
---

# South Carolina S 862 (2023-2024) — DSS - Childcare Center Caregiver

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 63-13-30, RELATING TO CAREGIVER REQUIREMENTS, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR EDUCATIONAL AND PRESERVICE TRAINING REQUIREMENTS; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 63-13-20, RELATING TO CHILDCARE FACILITY DEFINITIONAL TERMS, SO AS TO CHANGE CERTAIN DEFINITIONS. - RATIFIED TITLE

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/bills/862.htm)
2. **02/14/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/862_20240214.htm)
3. **02/20/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/862_20240220.htm)
4. **02/21/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/862_20240221.htm)
5. **04/25/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/862_20240425.htm)
6. **05/07/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/862_20240507.htm)
7. **05/08/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/862_20240508.htm)
8. **06/26/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/862_20240626.htm)
9. **11/30/2023** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/862_20231130.htm)

## Votes

- 2nd Reading — **27–17** (pass) · upper
- Passage of Bill — **108–0** (pass) · lower
- to adopt amendment — **45–0** (pass) · upper
- Concur in Senate Amendments — **0–102** (fail) · lower
- to adopt the conference report — **41–0** (pass) · upper
- Adopt Conference Report — **109–0** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading — **44–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Gustafson — primary (person)
- Shealy — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2023-11-30** Prefiled `filing`
- **2023-11-30** Referred to Committee on Family and Veterans' Services `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-09** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2024-01-09** Referred to Committee on Family and Veterans' Services `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-14** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Family and Veterans' Services `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-20** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2024-02-20** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2024-02-20** Roll call Ayes-27 Nays-17
- **2024-02-21** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2024-02-21** Read third time and sent to House `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-02-21** Roll call Ayes-44 Nays-0
- **2024-02-27** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2024-02-27** Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works `referral-committee`
- **2024-04-25** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education and Public Works `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-05-02** Debate adjourned until Tues., 5-7-24
- **2024-05-07** Requests for debate-Rep(s). Hiott, B Newton, Carter, Sessions, Guest, Hewitt, Calhoon, Erickson
- **2024-05-07** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2024-05-07** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2024-05-07** Roll call Yeas-108 Nays-0
- **2024-05-08** Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-05-08** House amendment amended `amendment-amendment`
- **2024-05-08** House amendment amended `amendment-amendment`
- **2024-05-08** Roll call Ayes-45 Nays-0
- **2024-05-08** Returned to House with amendments
- **2024-05-09** Non-concurrence in Senate amendment
- **2024-05-09** Roll call Yeas-0 Nays-102
- **2024-05-09** Senate insists upon amendment and conference committee appointed Shealy, Young, McElveen
- **2024-05-09** Conference committee appointed Erickson, Hartnett, JL Johnson
- **2024-06-26** Conference report received and adopted
- **2024-06-26** Roll call Yeas-109 Nays-0
- **2024-06-26** Conference report received and adopted
- **2024-06-26** Roll call Ayes-42 Nays-0
- **2024-06-26** Ordered enrolled for ratification
- **2024-06-27** Ratified R 241
- **2024-07-02** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-07-17** Effective date 07/10/24
- **2024-07-17** Act No. 216

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c3e0067f-5914-4ea7-8efe-55e9974deb64`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).